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Host: Jim Thomson, vice chair and US Power, Utilities & Renewables leader, Deloitte LLP
Presenters: Sharon Chand, principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Christian Grant, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
1.0 Overview CPE credit | Specialized Knowledge
Household power capacity from distributed energy resources (DER) could surpass doubled peak electricity demand in a 2035 decarbonized grid scenario. Residential DER can help utilities equitably gain clean capacity and improve resiliency, while putting downward pressure on rates. The potential role for quickly deployable DER may become even more important as permitting and interconnection queues for utility-scale resources lengthen. We’ll discuss:
- Residential DER trends over the next decade
- How households can help meet peak demand
- Stakeholder alignment for integrated grid planning
- Lessons for creating a data-efficient architecture
Meet the speakers
Jim Thomson
Jim serves as the vice chair, US Power, Utilities & Renewables leader, as well as a lead client service partner for Deloitte Consulting LLP. A consulting principal based in Tampa, Jim has more than 30 years of consulting experience working with global power, utility, and renewable energy clients. He is focused on delivering solutions to complex and critical challenges within the industry and brings a strong passion for making a difference with some of our largest power, utility, and renewable energy businesses and their customers.
Sharon Chand
Sharon, a principal at Deloitte & Touche LLP, is the Cyber Risk Secure Supply Chain leader for the Cyber Risk Services practice of Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory. Sharon is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with more than 20 years of experience helping global clients manage cyber risks. She focuses on the energy industry and brings experience in policy and risk governance implementation, cyber threat monitoring, vulnerability management, identity and access management, and data protection. She has worked with industry frameworks including NIST, ES-C2M2, and ISO, in addition to regulatory requirements including PCI, NERC / FERC, and HIPAA.
Christian Grant
Christian Grant is a principal in the Power, Utilities and Renewables practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP, focused on his clients' strategic and operations challenges. He brings more than 10 years of management consulting experience working with power and utilities companies as both a consultant and business leader in the industry. Grant architects and delivers smart operational solutions that address regulatory, technological, and consumer shifts. His projects include operational improvement, business transformation, M&A, and green field strategy design.
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